Abstract
Na vasta iconografia medieval do Pecado original, durante muito tempo prevaleceu a fórmula Adão e Eva em lados diferentes da Árvore proibida, com a serpente voltada para a mulher. Nos séculos XIII-XV uma inovação conheceria grande sucesso: a serpente que induz Eva ao pecado passou várias vezes a ser figurada com feições femininas. Como para o historiador não deve haver factos inexplorados, por mais irrelevantes que pareçam à primeira vista, este artigo é uma tentativa de explicação da razão de ser daquelas imagens. A hipótese apresentada resulta da articulação de três elementos fortes na visão de mundo da época: a linguagem imagética, a argumentação analógica e a prática misógina.
In the vast medieval iconography of the original Sin, the formula Adam and Eve on different sides of the Forbidden Tree, with the serpent facing the woman prevailed for a long time. In the thirteenth-fifteenth centuries an innovation would have great success: the serpent that induces Eve to sin has often been figured with feminine features. As for the historian there should be no unexplored facts, as irrelevant as they may seen at first glance, this article is an attempt to explain the purpose of those images. The hypothesis presented results from the articulation of three strong elements in the world view of that time: imagery language, analogical argumentation and misogynistic practice.
In the vast medieval iconography of the original Sin, the formula Adam and Eve on different sides of the Forbidden Tree, with the serpent facing the woman prevailed for a long time. In the thirteenth-fifteenth centuries an innovation would have great success: the serpent that induces Eve to sin has often been figured with feminine features. As for the historian there should be no unexplored facts, as irrelevant as they may seen at first glance, this article is an attempt to explain the purpose of those images. The hypothesis presented results from the articulation of three strong elements in the world view of that time: imagery language, analogical argumentation and misogynistic practice.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-20 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Medievalista |
Volume | 27 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Eve
- Serpent
- Iconography
- Analogy
- Misogyny